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People usually think of leopards in the savannas of Africa but in the Russian Far East, a rare subspecies has adapted to life in the temperate forests that make up the northern-most part of the ...

whether fruiting times shift as a direct consequence of shifting flowering times, or respond differently or not at all to climate change, is poorly understood. Yet, shifts in fruiting could alter ...

Transposons are mobile elements capable of mobilizing foreign DNA through a transposition process. Two main classes of transposons are involved in acquisition of resistance genes: Narrow-Spectrum ...

Vascular bundle scars often appear with three dots arranged triangularly around the buds. Interestingly, because autumn blaze maple is a cross between two species, it exhibits hybrid sterility, and ...

As part of the Cornaceae family, which includes 10 genera and 90 species of trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants, flowering dogwood is a small understory tree that can have singular or multiple trunks ...

Jan. 22, 2025 — Globally, tropical rain forests are among the most species-rich habitats and are therefore often prioritized in conservation efforts. A team of ... Some Species of Baleen Whales ...

The branches are covered with deep pink or red blooms long before the foliage appears. Gorgeous heart-shaped leaves add additional interest to this lovely tree, which works well as a small shade tree ...

The scarcity of prey is the most prevalent threat for the Arctic fox. Disease and genetic pollution of the species by foxes bred in captivity also threatens this species. Temperatures in the Arctic ...

Summer-flowering shrubs bloom from buds that developed on new wood that grew in the spring of the current year. These species should be pruned in late winter or early spring to promote vigorous growth ...

Biodiversity is the complex web that sustains all life, including human existence. Yet, this web is unravelling – 1 million of the world’s estimated 8 million species of plants and animals are ...